M1.6 earthquake 34km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 34km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Wed, Nov 17, 2021, 7:51 AM PST (15:51 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 54 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-11-17 15:51:29 UTC
- Depth
- 11.0 km (6.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 31.963° N, 116.277° W
- Region
- Mexico
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 0.4 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 184°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 46 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.228km W of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 1783 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.417km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 1779 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.755 km E of San Vicente, Mexico · 1778 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
- 2.645km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 1777 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
- 3.256 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico · 1772 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 3
- 2.653km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 1771 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.122km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 1771 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.354 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico · 1771 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 3
- 2.433km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 1771 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
- 1.510km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1770 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
- 2.840km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 1768 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 2
- 2.142km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 1767 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.610km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1764 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.721km WSW of El Centro, CA · 1762 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.962km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 1760 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.621km NNE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 1759 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.721km NNE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 1757 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.819km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 1755 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.015km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1754 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
- 2.316km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1753 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.016km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1752 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.554km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 1749 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.845km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 1748 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.515km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1745 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.217km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1743 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.710km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1741 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.712km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1738 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.316km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 1738 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.818km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1734 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.754km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 1733 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.036km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 1733 days ago · 18 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.088km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 1732 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.615km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1731 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.59km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1730 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.456 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico · 1730 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.959km SE of Campo, CA · 1729 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.716km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1728 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.815km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1728 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.614km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1728 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.667km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 1728 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.614km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1728 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.715km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1728 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.059 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico · 1727 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.452 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico · 1727 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.256km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 1724 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.720km NNE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 1724 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
Before
- 3.045km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 1786 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.382km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 1789 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.07km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 1790 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.09km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1790 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.437km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 1790 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.352 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico · 1791 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.437km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 1795 days ago · 18 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.437km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 1795 days ago · 20 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.262 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico · 1796 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.924km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 1796 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.088km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 1797 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.230km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 1797 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.432km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 1802 days ago · 17 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.317km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1810 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.924km N of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 1811 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.712km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1812 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci40099848. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:37 PM UTC.